OK, folks, here is your homework. This weekend, find time to either read or watch
The Princess Bride.
If you are an adult under 70 and have not seen the film, you are out of the loop, and are teetering on the edge of fuddy-duddy territory.
If you have seen the film, watch it again and enjoy the good times. Watch it with your kids -- they will be running around pretending to wield a sword and quoting "prepare to die!" for at least a week.
The film is one of the funniest of all time, and has probably contributed more common catch-phrases to American culture than any other films besides (perhaps) Casablanca, the Wizard of Oz and the original Star Wars trilogy. The performances are classics, and it is on the AFI's list of 100 Best Film Comedies.
For those of you who have not yet done this assignment, THIS is the real Inigo Montoya:
(That would be Mandy Patinkin, age 34, in a really goofy wig and moustache.)